Tweedale - Dale End Finished
Dale End Diary
26 October. Yes, the Dale End scene is now declared to be finally complete. No more fiddling. Three months fussing over one square foot of scenery is quite long enough I reckon.
Here's an overall view of the scene.
Beneath the covered area at the right a chute dispenses sawdust into an open wagon, to be transported to the chemical works at Slaghill for processing into ethanol. I can't say I've ever actually heard of sawdust being transported by rail before, at least not in the UK. Anyone know if it was? If the traffic did exist then I assume the wagons would have been sheeted to stop the contents blowing away or turning into porridge in the rain. I gave up on an earlier idea of locating the ethanol plant at Dale End, after consulting Wikipedia and discovering the process of turning wood into ethanol is rather more complicated than just setting up a still in a shed in the forest. The ramp by the goods shed at the rear is for loading livestock. It came from a Canadian prototype - the layout is getting more freelance by the hour.
A passenger train waits to depart. The only folk travelling are some miners, who have been moonlighting as lumberjacks. The passenger service is so basic I thought its image might be improved if it was named. After considering 'The Dalesman' and 'The Tweedale Forester', I've finally plumped for 'The Pines Express' as sufficiently outrageous for the Dale End service.
Anyway, time to move on. I've had my fill of trees, and the industrial zone of Slaghill beckons.
Cheers, Alan.
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